The very first encounter between Ireland and Scotland took place on 19th February 1877 in Ormeau, Belfast - Scland were the victors that day. Ireland did not have to wait long for their first victory over Scotland when they beat the Scots 1-0 on 19th February 1881 in Belfast.

In the 128 meetings between these two epic rugby teams, Scotland lead the series 66-57 (with 5 drawn matches) ... However the points scored show it to be even closer with Scotland narrowly ahead having scored 1404 points to Ireland's 1348.